Umbrella-holder.



. Patented Ian. 9, I900.

TO-LITNQ. WASHINGTON n c J. A. DAWSON &.-P. P. BEYERBACK.

UMBRELLA HOLDER (Application filed July 9, 1899.)

NITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

JAMES A. DAWSON AND PHILIP P. BEYERBAOK, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

UMBRELLA-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 640,880, dated January9, 1900.

Application filed July 3, 1899- Serial No. 723,174. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern..-

Be it known that we, JAMES A. DAWsoN and PHILIP P. BEYERBAOK, citizensof the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleansand State of Louisiana, have invented new and useful Improvements instood from the following description and claims when taken inconjunction with the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of the holder as it appears when ready for theconnection of an .umbrella and application to the body of a person. Fig.2 is an enlarged detail section illustrative of the manner in which anumbrella-handle is connected to the holder. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsection of the metallic socket designed to be used in the handle of theumbrella. Fig. is a plan view, with parts in section, of the upper endof the body of the holder. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectionillustrating the connection of one of the shoulder-clips to the body ofthe holder. Fig. 6 is a detail section showing the manner in which theumbrella-holding hook is connected to the body.

Referring by letter to said drawings, A is the body of the holder, whichmay be and preferably is cast in one piece and is designed in use torest at the back of the user. This body is provided at its lower endwith an angular arm a, designed to support an umbrella, and is alsoprovided adjacent to its lower end with two rearwardly-extendingapertured lugs b. In these latter is journaled a spring-clip B, which iscalculated to grasp the body of the user at the waist and therebysecurely hold the body of the holder in its operative position. Saidclip B has balls c at its ends to prevent it catching into the apparelof the user and is designed when not in use to be swung against the bodyA, so as to take up but a minimum amount of space.

At its upper end and on its rear side the body A is provided with twolugs d, having verticallydisposed apertures and slots 6. These lugs 61loosely receive bushin gs f, which are flanged at their upper ends andare designed in turn to loosely receive the vertically-disposed portionsg of resilient shoulder-clips O. The clips 0, as their name implies, areadapted to rest over and grasp the shoulders of the user, and therebyassist the waist-clip Bin securely holding the body A in its properoperative position. They are provided at, their free ends with eyes h orother means calculated to prevent them from catching into the clothingof the user and at their opposite ends have angular arms 1;, whichengage apertured lugs j on the body A, and thereby hold them againstturning.

By raising the bushi gf on the portions g of clips 0 and out of the lugs61 the clips are released and may be swung through the slots 6 of lugs61 and disengaged or disconnected from the lugs j. This is desirable,sinceit permits of the holder being made very compact when not in use.

When it is desired to connect the clips 0 to the body A, it is simplynecessary to place the arms'i of the clips in lugs j, swing the clipsup, so as to carry their portions 9 through the slots 6 into lugs (Z,and then move the bushings f down into the lugs (1, when the clips 0will be securely connected to the body and held against turning.

It will be appreciated from the foregoing that through the medium of thewaist-clip B and shoulder-clips O the body of our improved holder may bequickly and easily secured upon the body of the user and may as quicklybe removed, when desired, by the user without assistance. It will alsobe observed that the holder when not in use may be made very compact, soas to take up'but a minimum amount of space when packed fortransportation.

In adapting an umbrella for use in conjunction with our improved holderthe handle D thereof is bored, as indicated by Z in Fig. 2, and in saidbore an interiorly-threaded metallic socket E is arranged and held byfrictional contact. This socket E has a flange at its lower endQto bearon the arm a of body A and is designed to receive and be engaged by aconnecting screw F, which extends up through an aperture in the said armaand into the socket, as best shown in Fig. 2. In this manner the handleD of an n mbrella may be quickly and securely connected to the body ofthe holder and may as quickly be disconnected therefrom. It will also beobserved that the adaptation of the handle for connectionto the body ofthe holder does not in any way mar the same or detract from its finishedappearance, and therefore an umbrella adapted for use in conjunctionwith our holder may be carried in the hand after the usual manner whendesired.

The umbrella. is further connected to the body A of the holder by apivoted hook F. This hook F is arranged adjacent to the upper end of thebody and is designed when closed, as shown in Fig. 1, to hold the upperportion of the handle of the umbrella againstthe upper portion of thebody and prevent it from inclining baokwardly or to either side.

By virtue of this the umbrella proper is always held over the head ofthe user.

As best shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings, the hook F is provided at itsinner end with an enlargement m, having a flat side n, and is looselymounted on a pin Z arranged in lugs Z, projecting from the body. Thebody A is provided with an opening 1), which is arranged about theproportional distance illustrated above the lower lug Z and is of a sizeto loosely receive the enlargement m of the hook. By virtue of thisconstruction when the hook F is moved upwardly on the pin l into thesame horizontal plane as the opening 19 the said hook may be freelyswung outwardly, the opening 19 permitting sufiioient play of theenlargement m. On the other hand, when the hook F is swung into a closedposition and moved downwardly into the position shown in Figs. 1 and 6the surface it of the hook serves to securely hold it in its closedposition. It follows from this that when the umbrella-stick is placed inthe hook F and the latter is secured in its closed position there is noliability of the casual release of said stick.

Having thus described ourinvention, what we claim is 1. Anumbrella-holder comprising a body having an opening and lugs disposedabove and below the opening, apin arranged in the lugs ot the body, avertically-movable hook loosely mounted on said pin and having a squaresurface adapted to engage that of the body; said hook being adapted toengage an umbrella-handle, means for connecting the lower end of anumbrella-handle to the body, a spring-clip connected to said body andarranged to embrace the waist of the user, and spring-clips connected tothe body and arranged to grasp the shoulders of the user,

substantially as specified.

2. An umbrella-holder comprising a body having apertured 1n gs j andalso having apertured lugs 03 provided with slots e, bushings looselyarranged in the apertures of lugs d and having portions bearing on saidlugs, shoulder-engaging clips having vertical portions extending throughthe bushings and the apertures of lugs cl and also having angular armsarranged in the apertures of lugs j, and suitable means for connectingan umbrella to the body, substantially as specified.

3. An umbrella-holder comprising a body having an opening and lugsdisposed above and below the opening, means for holding said body on thebody of a person, a pin arranged in the lugs of the body, and a hookloosely mounted on said pin and havinga square surface adapted to engagethat of the body, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JAMES A.DAWSON. PHILIP P. BEYERBACK.

Witnesses:

LOUIS WERTZ, W. H. Knox.

